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This web page contains information about taking photographs of star trails, which illustrate the rotation of Earth. The site provides techniques to take successful star trail photos, including a technique using a series of short exposures and assembling them with computer software. Techniques for including foreground images of ground objects are given. Examples of star trail photos are provided.

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